Flue-support.



No. 851,720. PATENTED APR. 30, 1907. W. L. WILLIAMSON.

FLUE SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED OOT.2, 1905.

saweufoz and at the same time the chimney.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM L. WILLIAMSON,

OF COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI.

FLUE-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30, 1907.

Aoolication filed October 2, 1905. SerialNo. 281,057.

To a, whom it may concern: Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. YVIL- LIAMSON, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding, at Collins, in the county of Covington, State of Mississi pi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flue- Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to-make and use the same.

This invention relates to-that class of flue supports particularly designed for use in the ceiling of a room, to hold the flue from contact with the rafters between which it passes,

' manufacture than to effect the use of the article.

In the drawings; Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention. Fi 2 is a side ele vation of the structure s own in Fig. 1. Fig. 3,155 a sectional view showing a modification.

Referring now to the drawings, the present hanger comprises two U-shaped straps each inc uding a web portion 2, and sides 3 and 4, theend portions of the sides being bent-outwardly at right angles in a common plane, as illustrated at 5 and 6.

the structures shown, Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, additional straps 9 and 10 are disposed .upon the web portions 2 directly is received.

to form a support forcommon plane, and a pair adjacent to the sides 3 and 4 so that they lie in spaced relation, and they are held secure in place by bolts 11.

In use, the support is disposed with its outwardly turned end portions 5 and 6 upon rafters 7 and 8. between which the web portions 2 and the straos 9 and 10 lie, and outline a frame through which the smoke pipe The flue or chimney, as may be used, is disposed or built upon the webs 2 and the straps 9 and 10 so that the several parts are held as supported securely in their proper positions.

Instead of fastening the straps 9 and 10 to the webs 2 by means of bolts 11, said straps, as illustrated at 9 in Fig. 3, have their extremities bent downwardly as illustrated at 9 to lie against the outer edges of the webs of the U-shaped strap and hold the straps 9 against longitudinal displacement, it being understood that the weight of the flue or chimney will hold the straps 9 against any upward movement while lateral movement toward each other will be prevented by the smoke pipe which is received between them.

What I claim is: v

As an article of manufacture, a flue support consistin of two parallel spaced U-shaped meta straps having their extremities turned outwardly at right angles in a f independently formed parallel spaced crossstraps, disposed upon the web ortions of the U-shaped stra s and having t eir ends turned downwar 1y against the outer edges of the webs of the U-shaped straps, whereby'longitudinal displacement of said cross-straps from said Ushaped stra sis )revented.

In testimony w ereo I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

.WILLIAM L. WILLIAMSON. Witnesses:

, H. E. THAMES, I. THURMAN. 

